地

dissected plateau

folding map

narrow strip of land

seismic part (zone, belt)

dollar area

applied geology

coastal land form

marine biogeographic region

arid landforms

border area; border zone; borderland

neocolonialism; neo-colonialism

regional security

Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Sumo

local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)

shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake

the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation

heaven and earth are eternal

restaurant serving local beer; microbrewery; brewpub

global positioning (system, satellite, etc.)

(artillery) theodolite

Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)

terrestrial digital radio broadcasting

global problem; global issue

New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)